used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
catchesnounUS /ˈkætʃəz/
plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
a period of 100 years
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
emigratedverbUS /ˈeməɡreɪtɪd/
past form of “emigrate” — leave one's country of residence for a new one
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
enlistedverbUS /ˌenˈlɪstɪd/
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
ExodusnounUS /ˈeksədəs/
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
glowsnounUS /ɡloʊz/
plural of “glow” — an alert and refreshed state
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
immediately past
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
Saxham
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From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
sheathingnounUS /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/
protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
situationsnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “situation” — the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
spirenounUS /spaɪr/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
not in physical motion
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
the rays of the sun
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
sunsetsnounUS /ˈsʌnsets/
plural of “sunset” — the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those natives who have emigrated, enlisted as soldiers, taken situations in London and elsewhere, shipped before the mast, as some have done, always remember church and spire.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "And sunsets fire, the Saxham spire, My guide post unto heaven."
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading But the famous spire in its copper sheathing still catches the sunlight, and glows in the centre of Saxham, a veritable pillar of fire.
at the time that
From this reading The children recall its ruddy blaze when they read Exodus.
which person or people
From this reading So sang midway in the last century a local poet, who died long since and passed, poems and all, into oblivion.
